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James D. Wilson

Overview

Jim practices in the areas of insurance coverage, commercial litigation, contract litigation, and commercial transactional law. He is a 1987 graduate of the University of Detroit School of Law. Wilson earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan. He was admitted to the Michigan Bar in 1988, has participated in several American Bar Association committees and workshops, and is a frequent speaker at insurance coverage events, including before the Reinsurance Committee of Lloyd’s, London, RIMS, and insurance coverage conferences.

Services

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Business Litigation

Contract Development

Complex Commercial Litigation

Insurance Agents and Broker

Insurance Coverage

Aviation

Business Interruption and Time Element

Casualty

Commercial Crime

Cyber

Directors and Officers

Environmental and Toxic Tort Liability

Food Contamination and Recall

Products Liability

Professional Liability

Property

Education

University of Michigan, B.A., Political Science, 1977

University of Detroit School of Law, J.D., 1987

Bar & Court Admissions

Michigan, 1988

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2004

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1988

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2016

U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2005

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, 1988

U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, 1989

U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1998

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1998

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 2004

U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, 1994

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2002

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1992

Career Highlights

$1.7 million recovery for manufacturer accused of slogan and trade dress infringements;

$1.2 million recovery for policyholder under computer fraud portion of commercial crime policy;

$44 million recovery for pharmaceutical company relating to product liability claims;